title: Solitary fibrous tumor causing cardiac tamponade.
abstract: Solitary fibrous tumor of the pleura is a rare primary tumor arising from mesenchymal cells in the areolar tissue subjacent to the mesothelial-lined pleura. Most solitary fibrous tumor of the pleura arises from the visceral or the parietal pleura, and asymptomatically occupies the hemithoracic cavity. We report a rare case of solitary fibrous tumor of the pleura causing cardiac tamponade. A 30-year-old woman presented with pericardial tumor. The surgical resection of the tumor was complete. We describe the details of this case and a brief review of the literature about solitary fibrous tumor.
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Yokkaichi Municipal Hospital, Yokkaichi, Japan. tamenishi89@yokkaichihp01.jp
authors.forename: Akinori
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Tamenishi
authors.forename: Yasumoto
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Matsumura
authors.forename: Hiroshi
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Okamoto
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D006348:Cardiac Surgical Procedures / Q000379:methods*; D002305:Cardiac Tamponade / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D010997:Pleural Neoplasms / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery; D054364:Solitary Fibrous Tumors / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery; D013908:Thoracotomy / Q000379:methods; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed